All the new numbers officially announced today – though we knew Gough, Adams, and Gaylor months ago from their VFLW appearances.
But this one broke my brain for a second, given we have a Maddi Gray in the VFLW.
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https://x.com/essendonfcw/status/1833443433333330389?t=rcFWYirAhKr30-0ZwbzLgA&s=09
Maddi Gay equalled the league meters gained record on the weekend
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Men’s record is about 1169m, which is slightly less distance per minute.
In that game Norf lost by 57 points, conceded 59 inside fifties, and had 13 kickout opportunities.
We won comfortably, conceded 26 inside fifties, and had 7 kickouts.
Not even close for these two defenders, and you lot went on about the other Maddy.
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She’s a fkn jet.
Just does not get beaten in a defensive contest.
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by Sarah Black
MADDI Gay is finally fully fit and in career-best form, after seriously considering retirement last year.
The 28-year-old missed five matches in her final year at Narrm, two through “management” and three with a hamstring issue, while her knees have long plagued the former netballer.
Speaking to AFL.com.au in Darwin, where Essendon is preparing to take on Richmond in the first AFLW Dreamtime match in the Top End, Gay said she had two options after her season with the Demons ended.
“Getting towards the end of the season with [Narrm] – I still love them, still adore them and catch up, love Mick – but it was either a choice of retiring, or finding another club,” Gay said.
"It was purely because motivation was lacking. I would come home from a really good win with the team, but I wasn’t really enthusiastic about it.
"The number of injuries I have had took a mental toll. So, I had a chat to my manager (James Pitcher) and we discussed a potential move, which scared me, because I love the Dees. Essendon showed an interest, and I’m a Bombers girl, so it was a fairytale ending.”
Essendon needs to keep its season alive with a win over Richmond, and for Gay, it will be a reunion of sorts with some of her closest friends.
"Body’s good this season. I had a really good off-season, thanks to the team at Bombers. I was able to get a lot of training in overseas, which changes the environment of where you’re training. I actually trained a lot with the Richmond girls, which was good fun, and it set me up for a good pre-season.
"It was KB’s (Katie Brennan’s) wedding in America, so it was good to train with the girls, and now we’ll play against each other.
"I’ve been doing more lifting in the gym. Previous seasons, I’ve had something wrong, so I haven’t been able to go big in the gym, whereas now I can hip-thrust (with a bar and weights sitting across the lower torso) and squat and everything, because my knees are really good, which is nice.
"Building that tank in the off-season has also helped me stay on the track more.”
[snipped topical Dreamtime stuff]
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